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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Thursday, October 5, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• Why you shouldn’t post your vacation plans on social media
• How to avoid sky-high ATM fees
• Draw thousands of visitors to your blog every month with this one simple task
• Helping others is a great way to help yourself
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Today’s featured tech tip….
Why you shouldn’t post your vacation plans on social media
Well, prime cruise season is upon us and lots of folks are making plans to set sail for some tropical paradise. Others are planning “leaf peeping” road trips for the fall or preparing to leave for one of a million other vacation destinations.
How about you and your family? Are you making plans to load up your car and head to the beach or some other vacation hotspot?
If so, you might want to keep that info to yourself until after you return home.
Burglars love to target the empty homes of vacationers, and nowadays they find their victims via social media.
I know how tempting it can be to post something like “We’re all packed up and heading to the airport to catch our flight to Aruba. See you all in two weeks!”
The problem is, that kind of post is more or less a billboard telling the burglars in your area that your house is going to be unoccupied for the next two weeks.
And those photos of you and the kids splashing around in the warm waters of the Caribbean? Well, they’re just as bad because they provide visual proof that you’re a very long way from home at the moment.
Bottom line: In today’s Internet-connected world it’s a lot safer to enjoy your vacation in private and then post the celebratory pics after you get back home. Just sayin’.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• How to avoid sky-high ATM fees
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Rick’s Daily Pick…
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Helping others is a great way to help yourself
The secret? Kindness.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Amazon’s first Project Kuiper test satellites are headed to space on October 6th
• Canva’s new AI design tools aim to help you create and edit like a pro
• Microsoft Defender will finally stop claiming Tor is malware
• Google announces AI-powered photo-editing features for new Pixel phones
• The original Apple Watch lineup is officially obsolete
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